4.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Haliday Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Haliday Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce has seen fewer adults working or looking for work in Haliday Bay, with only 43.7% currently active. This is far below the national figure, creating a distinct job landscape for the area. Mining and retail are the dominant industries driving the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time employment sits at 57.1%, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
43.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here, employing 17.1% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 12.9% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 21.4% of the local jobs, with machinery operators and drivers following at 14.3%. Sales workers and labourers each account for 11.4% of occupations.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Haliday Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31285/haliday-bay/topic/employment